Put Me In Coach, I'm Ready To Play!

Matthew 25:35-36
35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

5 Things I Want Movement Church To Be About in 2012

1. We are a church that serves up Jesus as the main course every Sunday (35)

John 6:35
35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.

We have what this world is starving and dehydrated for, and that is a relationship with Jesus Christ. How are we serving up the Bread of Life? Is it compelling? Is it appealing? Is it practical? Is it excellent?

How will this happen? Great service never happens on accident. It is intentional. It takes MVP's (Volunteers) to ensure that guests feel at home in our house, so that we do not hinder the work of the Holy Spirit! MVP's are the backbone of Movement Church. Become an MVP!

2. We are more concerned with the outsider than the insider (35)

The moment you give your life to Christ, you enlist into God's Army, and you are a soldier now. Movement Church exists to see people who are far from God become close, and the moment we forget that, strangers become VERY STRANGE, and the mission of the church ceases to exist. You should be asking, Where can I serve? How can I make a difference? Put me in coach, I'm ready to play!

3. We help establish new identity in Christ (36)

We must remember that the value of something is determined by the price we are willing to pay for it. Christ literally purchased us with his blood (1 Cor. 6:20), which means that we are valuable to God. Guests need to understand that truth from the moment they are greeted at the doors.

4. We are patient with people as they develop and heal spiritually (36)

We can never expect a young girl to be saved one week and become a fully developed follower of Christ the next. Especially if she was molested by her Uncle the first 14 years of her life! CHURCH IS MESSY! We must be patient and allow God to work, not play the role of the Holy Spirit!

5. We boldly make it our mission to proclaim freedom and life in Christ (36)

If a young child were caught in a house fire, and it were a life or death situation, we would not argue over whether or not she deserved to be saved, or if she was dirty or clean. All we would care about would be GETTING HER OUT! We MUST have the same mentality in our church! People are dying in our city and headed straight to hell because of their sin. We have the solution, and we can stop at nothing to rescue them with the gospel! The moment we forget this mindset is the moment we cease to grow and even be biblical. The next step is to argue over the color of the carpet!